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294 "I don't consider that any answer either. Where is Don Henriquez?"

"I do not know." "Young gentleman, it is a maxim of mine always to say as little as possible, which saves a great deal of trouble. I have asked you all the necessary questions. Answer them today with your tongue, or to-morrow with your head." "Neither, if you please," said Lorraine, firmly. "I am a British subject, and have in no way interfered with your government. I cannot reply to questions of which I am ignorant. I place myself under the protection of the British Ambassador, and appeal to the Governor of the province." "A great deal of unnecessary trouble. I take you at your word. I am sending despatches to our governor—you shall go too. I wish you a pleasant journey." Again he said a few words to the shorter officer, and turned in his chair with the air of one prepared for a luxurious nap. It was late in the afternoon when Lorraine arrived at the sea-port where the governor of the province resided. Don Manuel was exactly the poetical idea of a Spaniard: something like a portrait of Vandyke's—a clear olive